Mid-Century Condo Landscape + Patios

Our clients in Detroit reached out to us because of our expertise with mid-century landscapes. While most of our designs are around homes, this design is for the front and back courtyard/patio spaces that flank a mid-century condominium. This was a nice challenge for us with our goal being to make both spaces feel like they were related to each other. Concrete for the paved areas was chosen because it's period correct as well as budget friendly.

For the front courtyard, we designed a new, angled front walk to the front porch. The cocktail patio is wedge shaped, which creates the optical illusion that the overall space is larger than it really is. Bluestone steppers connect the patio and front walk. The plantings include a Japanese maple, flowering shrubs like Koreanspice viburnum and a mix of long blooming perennials and ornamental grasses.

The back patio us a larger wedge shape with a secondary area for grilling. In order to make sure the patio spaces were properly sized, we actually placed furniture outlines within each space. The plantings around the back patio include a Japanese tree lilac for shade, a native serviceberry tree and a dwarf Japanese maple. The same muted color palette for the flowers was used. Low voltage landscape lighting completes the design.